South African asset performance management specialist PRAGMA has secured part of a US$7 million asset optimisation project for Indonesian electricity utility PJB, a subsidiary of state-owned Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN).
The two-year project involves the assessment of the current computerised maintenance management system (CMMS) and work planning and control processes for the improvement of asset productivity, availability and utilisation, and the effectiveness of energy conversion to relieve pressure on existing infrastructure.
The utility supplies the main Indonesian island of Java with 16GW of electricity, roughly half of what is produced in SA by Eskom. Electricity is in short supply on the island, where as a result of growth rates in electricity consumption, demand is soon set to exceed supply. Indonesia is the world`s fourth most populated country with a population exceeding 230 million, with up to 60% living on Java. Many of Indonesia`s rural and island communities and co-operatives meet their own requirements and are not connected to a network.
However, the national electricity plan calls for 100% of villages to be connected over the next two years, following the Indonesian government`s drive to promote regionally balanced economic development, including the provision of electricity, and to meet the country`s energy needs at lowest cost.
PRAGMA is part of a multinational team on the project, working with specialists from Indonesia, Germany, Singapore and the US in a best-of-breed collaboration. The initial scope of the project covers three power stations and during the next five years it could extend to the full complement of the utility`s remaining power stations.
"The success of the project is critical for Indonesia`s economy," says Grahame Fogel, project manager and PRAGMA advisor. "By effectively optimising the performance of its existing power stations, Indonesia will avoid the crippling capital-intensive costs of building new stations to keep up with increasing demand."
The project is PRAGMA`s second on the Asian continent, after it implemented the ON KEY asset management system at Kuala Lumpur Airport.
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